It’s that time of the week! The latest installment of The Real Housewives of Potomac Season 10 reunion has arrived, and we’re here to take you on a deep dive into all of the shade. Trust, there’s plenty of it.
During Part 1, Wendy shared new details about her unfortunate arrest and later left all of our jaws on the ground by comparing Angel to James Earl Jones. That poor woman cannot catch a break.
When we last left off, Andy had Ashley in the hot seat over her mean-girl behavior this season. In The Real Housewives of Potomac Season 10 Episode 19 “Reunion Part 2,” she came up with an interesting theory on why her antics were so poorly received this year.
What happened in The Real Housewives of Potomac Season 10 Episode 19?
The reunion rolled on as the ladies drilled down on Ashley’s behavior and questioned whether or not her antics crossed a line. Spoiler alert: she doesn’t think it did, and neither do her friends. After that dead-end debate, Jassi showed up, covered head to toe in rose appliqués and ready to bicker with Tia and Keiarna. Plus, Monique graced the reunion stage, and yes, she brought the binder. Five seasons later, she’s still got it.
Are The Real Housewives of Potomac getting soft?
During the last part of the reunion, Andy addressed the ongoing feedback that Ashley received this season. Lots of people, including Angel, felt like she teetered too far into mean girl territory, but Ashley offered a different perspective.
“A lot of people in this group, they call me messy [and say] that I’m starting all this sh*t,” Ashley began. “What I realized is that the dynamic of this group is just different. Previously, Karen would go tit for tat with me.”
“We had tougher skin back in the day,” Wendy added, before the producers dropped in a glorious montage of some of RHOP’s messiest moments.
Ashley doesn’t think it’s her fault that people can’t handle her shade. She’s just doing her job, and she’s not totally wrong. If you don’t want to see messiness, go watch Below Deck or something.
“I can acknowledge that perhaps I need to adapt more to maybe the various levels of sensitivity or boundaries with other ladies in the group, but I have just always operated this way,” Ashley said.
Gizelle agreed with that take, too. She felt like the shade of Season 10 would have been taken more lightly in the earlier days of Potomac. Either the times have really changed, or they just need Karen to come get them all together.
Ashley addressed her kiss with Jackson
Let’s all pray that this is the last time we have to hear about Ashley’s “smooch” with Charrisse’s son, Jackson. As we all know, Charrisse acted like it didn’t bother her when she first found out, only to later embark on a nationwide press tour to complain about it to anyone willing to give her a microphone.
Ashley addressed the controversy at the reunion and said her hookup with Jackson never went beyond a kiss. Her repeated insinuations that something more happened were just for the sake of making good TV. That part of the case is closed.
The lingering confusion about the kiss stems back to Charrisse’s reaction. Ashley told Andy that it felt confusing because Charrisse made comments in the past that she and Jackson would make a cute couple.
Gizelle backed her up. She chimed in and said it had been happening for “years.” Supposedly, Charrisse even said she wanted Ashley to be her “daughter-in-law.” This happened before Ashley kissed him!
With that in mind, we should all have enough information to draw our own conclusions here. The kiss happened. Charrisse wanted to ride the wave of publicity. Now, we’re all going to move on with our lives.
Jassi had 15 minutes and a dream
Part 2 of the reunion gave Season 10’s Friends, Jassi and Monique, their time in the spotlight. Jassi was the first up, strutting on stage in a dress that looked fresh out of a RuPaul’s Drag Race sewing challenge.
Within seconds of her arrival, she got locked in a shady exchange with Keiarna. She told Jassi that she’d only have 15 minutes on stage, so she had better make it count. Jassi took that advice and ran with it.
“You don’t have to do all of this,” Jassi told Kei. “Just talk about you, how you stole Greg from his wife, and how you’re raising his children.”
That shade got a big reaction from the women, so put one point on the scoreboard for Jassi. However, that winning streak didn’t continue when she shifted her shade over to Tia. British accent and all, Tia proved to be a much more formidable opponent for Jassi.
“Your one job is to be a friend of the show,” Tia told her after a tense back-and-forth. “You’re a friend of nobody. You failed at your job.”
Ouch! As if that wasn’t enough, Stacey also accused the newlywed of recording her phone calls with the cast members. It’s an accusation we previously heard during the Colorado trip, but this time, a few other ladies agreed with Stacey.
So, as Tia said, it seemed like Jassi came to this reunion as a friend to nobody. Don’t act shocked when she ends up on the bench next year, right next to Askale and Jacqueline.
Gizelle shared a heartbreaking update about her father’s will
Andy made a really interesting observation about Gizelle this week. The former first lady does not cry on camera—ever. She always puts on a brave face when the cameras are rolling, but that almost changed this week. The keyword here is “almost.”
Gizelle got choked up as Tia discussed her relationship with her late father. You’ll recall how she took a tour of her father’s former home in Washington, DC. That moment meant a lot to Tia, and it also resonated with Gizelle, who lost her father in 2023.
This season, Gizelle battled her father’s wife in court, accusing her of making a last-minute change to his will that excluded her daughters from getting anything.
At the reunion, Gizelle shed more light on the legal fight, clarifying that it wasn’t just about money. Her father was a prominent civil rights activist, and she knew he wanted certain items related to the Civil Rights Movement passed along to his grandkids.
Unfortunately, Gizelle lost the battle. The judge sided with his wife, which Gizelle described as a “painful” revelation. Still, she did not shed a tear for the camera. That’s one of Gizelle’s many superpowers.
Gizelle made it clear that the “evilness” of her stepmother would not prevail. She said that the city of Houston is building a park to honor him, so his legacy will live on, regarldess of how the will played out.
Monique and her binder showed up with new receipts
Part 2 wrapped up with Monique’s return. She arrived with a triangle on her back and her trusty binder in hand. All of the shady tabs were still intact from Season 5.
Of course, as Monique has discussed in great detail, the Monique from Season 5 is no longer the woman we’re seeing today. That meant the binder stayed closed this time. She brought it just for show.
When discussing her growth, Andy confirmed the longstanding rumor that she was invited to film Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip Season 2. Monique admitted that she turned it down, still bitter over Season 5 and how things played out.
Monique explained that she also turned down RHUGT because she was still knee-deep in her messy divorce from Chris. Years later, and that’s still a sticky part of her life. She said he hit her with a cease and desist letter right before the reunion
Still, that didn’t stop anyone from talking about Chris. Andy and the ladies started diving back into the rumor about Stacey dating him. Was it true? We’re still not sure.
In Nevis, Stacey admitted to Ashley that she talked to Chris while she and Thiemo were separated. For some reason, Stacey denied that at the reunion and tried to gaslight everyone into thinking we misunderstood the context.
Then, Monique started doing what she does best—pulling out receipts. This time, not from the binder, but from her phone. It seems like this new information might change our perspectives on the Chris and Stacey situation. Stay tuned to see what she’s got.
The Real Housewives of Potomac airs on Sundays at 8/7c on Bravo. You can stream it the next day on Peacock.
TELL US – WHAT WERE YOUR THOUGHTS ON RHOP SEASON 10 EPISODE 19? DO YOU AGREE WITH ASHLEY’S THEORY ABOUT THE NEWBIES BEING TOO SENSITIVE? WERE YOU SURPRISED TO SEE JASSI UNLEASH ON KEIARNA?
